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The second volume in David "Lil' Earl" Hollander's Cinemaphonic series of sound-library surveys focuses on the funky 70s grooves selected from the UK Impress and Amphonic labels, with dips into the themes and program music archives as well. While Hollander comes up with a consistent collection of jazzy mid-tempo head-nodders from the dependable Syd Dale and Alan Hawkshaw that makes for a pleasant home spin, there are no stoopidly pounding dance-floor shakers uncovered, or even any of the sample-ready electro illness for which many people now seek out library vinyl. Strictly an entry-level job.